His mother, Helena, was a Greek woman of low birth, probably from Asia Minor in modern Turkey. Later canonised as a saint, she is traditionally credited for the ...
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Constantine's father, Constantius I, was appointed to the position of augustus (emperor) by the time Constantine reached young adulthood.
He was the son of Constantius I and Helena and was named in full Flavius Valerius Constantinus. Rise to Power When his father was made caesar (subemperor), ...
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His birthplace is believed to be Naissus, today's Nis in Serbia. His father was Constantius Chlorus a native of that vicinity and famous as a general under the ...